Gladiator II

In the Season 0 finale, Mike and Alexis consider a world in which historians put their money where their history is.    Links to the great work of our guests! Rory McGovern Race, Politics, and Reconstruction: The First Black Cadets at Old West Point Marcia Chatelain Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America Emily Tamkin Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities Chistine Caccipuoti Footnoting History

In the 1840s, Black pioneer George Bush (no relation!), his white wife, and their five children quit Missouri, a slave state, for the Pacific Northwest---only to find racial exclusion laws hot on his heels.

On the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his widow faces an unthinkable betrayal. Alexis dismantles the myth of the unhinged Mary "Never Todd" Lincoln and reveals thewidow's relentless battle for justice.

In this bonus episode, Alexis imagines a historic New Year's Eve menu for Mike. patreon.com/duncanandcoe Karen Abbott, The Ghosts of Eden Park:The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America. Candice Millard, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Malinda Russell, A Domestic Cook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen Jon Mooallen, This Is Chance!  

From Nazi-fighting historian to Pantheon inductee: Bloch's legacy is anything but a strange defeat. Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HistorianAlexisCoe Patreon: patreon.com/duncanandcoe Books by and about Bloch Carl Fink, Marc Bloch: A Life in History  Marc Bloch, The Historian's Craft Marc Bloch, The Strange Defeat  Marc Bloch, Feudal Society

Author Paul Sparrow helps Mike and Alexis navigate Charles Lindbergh's bumpy descent from American hero to Nazi Germany apologist--and thorn in FDR's side.  Buy some books! Paul Sparrow, Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh--And the Battle to Save Democracy Alexis Coe, You Never Forget Your First  Mike Duncan, Hero of Two Worlds

In this bonus episode, Mike convinces Alexis not to be sad about Chester A. Arthur

Today's episode is brought to you at one (guess who) host's insistence. 

Mike asks Alexis about Biden's legacy as she steels herself for the presidential ranking survey.

Mike is back from his brush with not-quite-death and Alexis offers him no quarter, immediately speculating on 18th-century treatments he mercifully avoided. The actual episode: Their rabbit hole tales of unwoe, from the lexical versatility of "slut" to a totally logical journey from Michael Caine to Mary Todd Lincoln.